Crypto crime hit record $14 billion in 2021, research shows

By Tom Wilson LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Crime involving cryptocurrencies hit an all-time high of $14 billion last year, darknet magazine blockchain researcher Chainalysis said on Thursday, a record that comes as regulators call for darknet market more powers over the fast-growing sector. Crypto received by digital wallet addresses...

Gab, the social network used by Pittsburgh shooting suspect, returns

id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body" data-component="trackCWV"> , a fringe social network , resurfaced on Sunday. The social media site, which markets itself as a bastion of free speech amid censorship of extremists on Twitter and Facebook, darknet market sites was intermittently available late Sunday. Clicking on links to the site sometimes would produce...

The history of hacking ransoms and cryptocurrency

id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body" data-component="trackCWV"> Earlier this month, hundreds of companies from the US to Sweden were entangled in the , a company that offers network infrastructure to businesses around the world.The Kaseya hack comes on the heels of other headline-grabbing cyberattacks like the  and the . In each instance, criminals had the opportunity...

First Silk Road. Now AlphaBay. What’s next for the dark web?

id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body" data-component="trackCWV"> A government shutdown of dark web marketplaces AlphaBay and Hansa has merchants and consumers looking for a new home. Authorities , the largest online marketplace for illegal goods, on July 4, and took down Hansa, the third largest, on Thursday. The sites, where people could buy...